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LanguageGeneral Terms Allee -- Avenue Altes Rathaus -- Old town hall (kept as a historical monument, but no longer used as the headquarters of the city's officials) Altstadt -- Old part of a city or town Anlage -- Park area Apotheke -- Pharmacy Auf Wiedersehen -- Goodbye Ausgang -- Exit Bad -- Spa (also bath) Bahn -- Railroad, train, course Bahnhof -- Railroad station Bau -- Building Berg -- Mountain Bitte -- Please Brücke -- Bridge Brunnen -- Fountain or spring Burg -- Fortified castle Danke -- Thank you Dom -- Cathedral Domplatz -- Cathedral square Drogerie -- Shop selling cosmetics, sundries Eingang/Einfahrt -- Entrance Eintritt -- Admission Fahrrad -- Bicycle Fleet -- Canal Flughafen -- Airport Gasse -- Lane Gasthaus -- Inn, tavern, restaurant Gasthof -- Inn Gemütlichkeit -- Comfort, coziness, friendliness GmbH -- German equivalent of "Inc." Graben -- Moat Gutbürgerliche Küche -- German home cooking Hallo -- Hello Hauptbahnhof -- Main railroad station Hotelgarni -- Hotel that serves no meals or serves breakfast only Insel -- Island Jugendstil -- Art Nouveau Kammer -- Room (in public building) Kapelle -- Chapel Kaufhaus -- Department store Kino -- Cinema Kirche -- Church Kloster -- Monastery Kneipe -- Bar for drinking, may serve snacks Konditorei -- Cafe for coffee and pastries Kunst -- Art Land -- State Marktplatz -- Market square Messegelände -- Exhibition center, fairgrounds Neue Küche -- Cuisine moderne Neues Rathaus -- New town hall (the seat of current city business) Neustadt -- New part of city or town Palatinate -- A region of Germany bordering France Platz -- Square Polizei -- Police Postamt -- Post office Rathaus -- Town or city hall Ratskeller -- Restaurant in Rathaus cellar serving traditional German food Reisebüro -- Travel agency Residenz -- Palace Schauspielhaus -- Theater for plays Schicki-Micki -- A club-going Bavarian yuppie, an archetype whose aesthetic and social values are satirically referred to by some Germans as "Mickey Mouse chic" Schloss -- Palace, castle See -- Lake (der See) or sea (die See) Seilbahn -- Cable car Speisekarte -- Menu Spielbank -- Casino Stadt -- Town, city Stadtbahn (S-Bahn) -- Commuter railroad Steg -- Footbridge Strasse -- Street Strassenbahn -- Streetcar, tram Stube -- A cozy room, usually outfitted with wood paneling and a sense of traditional German decor, used for dining Tagesmenu -- Menu of the day Tankstelle -- Filling station Teich -- Pond Teller -- Platter Tor -- Gateway Turm -- Tower Ufer -- Shore, riverbank Untergrundbahn (U-Bahn) -- Subway, underground transportation system in a city Verkehrsamt -- Tourist office Weg -- Road Weinstube -- Wine bar or tavern serving meals Zimmer -- Room Menu Terms Aufschnitt -- Cold cuts Beefsteak or Rindfleisch -- Hamburger steak Brathuhn -- Roasted chicken Bratwurst -- Grilled sausage Eisbein -- Pigs' knuckles Ente -- Duck Frankfurter -- Hot dog Gans -- Goose Geflügel -- Poultry Hammel -- Mutton Kalb -- Veal Kassler Rippchen -- Pork chops Lamm -- Lamb Leber -- Liver Ragout -- Stew Rinderbraten -- Roast beef Rindfleisch -- Beef Sauerbraten -- Marinated beef Schinken -- Ham Schnitzel -- Cutlet Schweinebraten -- Roast pork Tafelspitz -- Boiled beef usually served with applesauce and horseradish -- a famous staple of Austria Truthahn -- Turkey Wiener schnitzel -- Breaded veal cutlet Wurst -- Sausage Fish Aal -- Eel Forelle -- Trout Hecht -- Pike Karpfen -- Carp Lachs -- Salmon Makrele -- Mackerel Muschel -- Mussel Rheinsalm -- Rhine salmon Schellfisch -- Haddock Seezunge -- Sole Eggs (Eier) Eier in der Schale -- Boiled eggs Mit Speck -- With bacon Rühreier -- Scrambled eggs Spiegeleier -- Fried eggs Verlorene Eier -- Poached eggs Sandwiches (Belegte Brote) Aufschnitt mit Brot -- A sandwich made with unspecified cold cuts (Germans are more fond of ordering this than a specific type, such as roast beef or bologna.) Brotaufstrich -- Meat paste sandwich (a very popular sandwich in Germany) Eierbrot -- Egg sandwich Entebrot -- Chicken sandwich Käsebrot -- Cheese sandwich Schinkenbrot -- Ham sandwich Schwarzbrot mit Butter -- Pumpernickel with butter sandwich Speckbrot -- Bacon sandwich Tomatenbrot -- Tomato sandwich Wurstbrot -- Sausage sandwich Vegetables (Gemüse) Artischocken -- Artichokes Blumenkohl -- Cauliflower Bohnen -- Beans Bratkartoffeln -- Fried potatoes Champignon -- Mushroom Erbsen -- Peas Grüne Bohnen -- Green or string beans Gurken -- Cucumbers Karotten -- Carrots Kartoffel -- Potato Kartoffelbrei -- Mashed potatoes Kartoffelsalat -- Potato salad Knödel -- Dumplings Kohl -- Cabbage Reis -- Rice Rettich -- Radish Rote Rüben -- Beets Rotkraut -- Red cabbage Salat -- Lettuce Salzkartoffeln -- Boiled potatoes Sellerie -- Celery Spargel -- Asparagus Spinat -- Spinach Steinpilze -- Boletus mushrooms Tomaten -- Tomatoes Vorspeisen -- Hors d'oeuvres Weisse Rüben -- Turnips Desserts (Nachtisch) Apfel Reispudding -- Apple rice pudding Apfelstrudel -- Apple strudel Auflauf -- Soufflé Bienenstich -- Honey almond cake Blatterteiggebäck -- Puff pastry Bratapfel -- Baked apple Dolce di Castagne -- Chestnut roll Eis -- Ice cream Erdbeermeringue -- Strawberry meringue Kaffeecreme -- Coffee mousse Käse -- Cheese Kirschenstrudel -- Cherry strudel Kirschtorte -- Black Forest cake Kompott -- Stewed fruit Obstkuchen -- Fruit tart Obstsalat -- Fruit salad Pfannkuchen -- Sugared pancakes Pflaumenkompott -- Stewed plums Salzburger Nockerl -- A light, creamy dessert made with beaten egg yolks and beaten egg whites, plus vanilla and sugar, cooked in a skillet with butter Schlagsahne -- Whipped cream Schokolademus -- Chocolate mousse Tarte Tatin -- A tart filled with, most often, apples Topfenpalatschinken -- Cottage cheese pancakes Torte -- Pastry Zwetschkenknodel -- Plum dumplings Fruits (Obst) Ananas -- Pineapple Apfel -- Apple Apfelsine -- Orange Banane -- Banana Birne -- Pear Erdbeeren -- Strawberries Himberren -- Raspberries Kirschen -- Cherries Pfirsich -- Peach Weintrauben -- Grapes Zitrone -- Lemon Beverages (Getränke) Bier -- Beer Coca-Cola -- Coca-Cola (order a soda in Germany by its specific name: Coke, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, and so on) Ein dunkles -- A dark beer Ein helles -- A light beer Eine Tasse Kaffee -- A cup of coffee Eine Tasse Tee -- A cup of tea Eiskalt -- Chilled Eistee -- Ice tea Geist -- Brandy Hiesse Schokolade -- Hot chocolate Kaffee -- Coffee Kaffee mit Rahm/Milch/Zucker -- Coffee with cream/milk/sugar Kaffee mit Suss-stoff -- Coffee with artificial sweetener Kaffee Schwarz -- Black coffee Koffeinfrei -- Decaffeinated coffee Kräutertee -- Herb tea Leicht -- Light (wine) Likör -- Liqueur Limonade -- Lemonade Milch -- Milk Mineralwasser -- Mineral water Mit Eis -- With ice Mit Wasser -- With water Ohne Eis -- Without ice Ohne Wasser -- Without water Pur -- Straight Rotwein -- Red wine Saft -- Juice Schaumwein -- Sparkling wine Schnaps -- Schnapps Schokolade -- Chocolate Soda -- Club soda Soda mit gas -- Soda with gas (to make sure your club soda is carbonated, if that's what you want -- the German word for carbonated is Kohlensäure, but Germans don't use this when ordering drinks) Süss -- Sweet (wine) Tee mit Milch -- Tea with cream Tee mit Zitrone -- Tea with lemon Tomatensaft -- Tomato juice Trocken -- Dry (wine) Wasser -- Water Weisswein -- White wine Condiments & Table Items (Würze & Tafelgeschirr) Brot -- Bread Brötchen -- Rolls Butter -- Butter Eis -- Ice Essig -- Vinegar Flasche -- Bottle Gabel -- Fork Glas -- Glass Kalte pikante sosse -- Ketchup Löffel -- Spoon Messer -- Knife Öl -- Oil Pfeffer -- Pepper Platte -- Plate Sahne -- Cream Salat Zubereitung -- Salad dressing Salz -- Salt Senf -- Mustard Tasse -- Cup Teller -- Platter Tischzeug -- Napkin Zucker -- Sugar Cooking Terms Gebacken -- Baked Gebraten -- Fried Gedämpft -- Steamed Gefüllt -- Stuffed Gekocht -- Boiled Geröstet -- Roasted Gut durchgebraten -- Well done Heiss -- Hot Kaltes -- Cold Mittep -- Medium Nicht durchgebraten -- Rare Paniert -- Breaded Pochiert -- Poached
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